Coin-controlled weighing-verifier.



my 761,144; PATBNTED MAY 31, 1904.

A. A GAILLE. GOIN GONTROLLED WEIGHING VBRIFIBR. APPLIOATIOR nub NOV. 1, 1902. no MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEBT-l.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 31, 1904.

AUGUSTE ARTHUR CAILLE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

COIN-CONTROLI ED WElGHlNG-VERIFIER.

sPEGIFIGATION forming part of Lette s Pa e o. 761,144, dated May 31, 1904.

Application filed November l, 1902; Serial No. 129,643. (No model.)

. coin-controlled.

The invention consists in the construction of a weighing mechanism having a concealed arm or movable member the position of which is determined by the weight upon the scale,

also an index which may be operated by the user and set at any predetermined position, the arrangement being such that when the index is set in a position corresponding to that of the concealed movable member the coin when inserted in the machine will be thrown out. while, on the other hand, if the positions of the index and the concealed member do not correspond the coin will be retained in the machine. The concealed member is provided with addeflector which when in registration with the arrestedcoin-carrier will direct the coin into a coin-chute, but when not in registration the coin will drop into a receptacle.

The invention further consists'in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is aperspective View of the machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the upper portion of the casing looking from the rear and illustrating the operating mechanism. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevation ofa portion of the mechanism shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section substantially upon line .r 00, Fig. 2, showing the parts in the position where the coin has been inserted but the carrier has not been released. Fig. 5 is a similar section on line y 3 showing the carrier in registration with the concealed member. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 3, illustrating the operation when the carrier and concealed member do not register.

' from further movement by a stop Z.

A is a weighing-machine of any suitable construction and comprising a platform B and standard 0, through which the steelyard-rod D I from the platform-levers (not shown) passes. a At the upper end of the standardC is a casing E, containing a spring-balance and lever connections with the steelyard-rod. As shown, this comprises the spring a and lever b, to the free end of which the spring is connected, the

link 0, and lever d, the latter engaging with the steelyard-rod D. The lever I) has connected thereto a rack e, which meshes with asegmental rack f, connected to a pivotal arm 9.

.This arm is wholly concealed within the casing and when actuated through the racks e and 7 will travel through an arc into a position d6".

termined by the weight upon the platform B. Adjacent to the path of the free end of the arm I g is a segmental member it, which is notched on its 1nner face.

This member 72, is normally held to be free from the arm g; but in the operation of, the machine, as will be hereinafter described, and after'the arm g has been moved by the actuation of the weight on the platform the member A will be thrown into engagement with the arm 9 and will serve to lock it in a fixed position.

i is a coin-chute through which a coin may be conducted from a slot in the casing into a position at one side of said casing. At the lower end of this coin-chute is normally arranged a coin-carrier F, which comprises an arm j, pivoted in alinement with thepivot of the arm g, and a bottomless receptacle in, attached to the outer end of said arm. The coin when it passes from the chute 2' will fall into this receptacle in and will be temporarily held The latter is connected to an arm m, pivotallysecured at 0 to the arm j and held in normal position by the tension of a spring 19.

G is a spring connected to the arm, j and adapted to cause said arm to swing upon its pivot from its normal position to the opposite side of the casing. The carrier F is, however, normally locked from this movement by the engagement of a finger with a detent 7*, formed on the segmental member h. This member it is pivoted at s and is held in its normal position by its engagement with the finger q. The free end of the lever 71/ has an elongated slotted extension It engaging a pin 7L on the casing E, the said pin having secured to it a spring member h', which spring member is in turn attached to the member it, its tendency being to lower the free end of the member A into engagement with the arm g after the linger q has been disengaged from the detent 7'.

H is an index-arm pivoted within the casing, preferably in alinement with the pivots on the arms 7' and g. The free end of this index is visible through a segmental slot 1, formed in the casing E, and in rear of the index is arranged a suitable indicator J, having the weight indications marked thereon. The arm H is connected by the shaft passing out through the casing with an operating-handle or crank K. Thus by turning the crank K the index H may be set in any position corresponding to the weight predetermined.

L is an arm pivoted within the casing and having a finger 2/, which is adapted in the movement of said arm to be projected through apertures u in the receptacle 70. These apertures are so positioned that when a coin is arrested in said receptacle by the stop Z it will be held in the path of the finger 25, so that when the arm L is actuated pressure will be brought to bear against the coin-carrier F. This will cause the disengagement of the finger g with the detent 0' by raising the segmental member 70, whereupon the coin-carrier F will be free to be actuated by the spring G. The arm L is connected with an actuating-handle M, arranged outside of the casing E. I The index-arm H has connected thereto a laterally-projecting arm 0), which when the coin-carrier F is in registration with said index H will extend beneath the receptacle l; and form a deflector or the bottom of a chute for discharging the coin. The arm g is provided with a finger or stop 10 and which extends into the path of the coin-carrier F.

The parts being constructed as shown and described, the operation is as follows: As has been before stated, in normal position the coincarrier F is in registration with the coinchute vi. The concealed arm ,0 in normal position is in adjacence to the coin-carrier or at the right-hand side of the casing, as shown in Fig. 2. The user of the machine first steps upon the platform B, which through the lever mechanism described will cause the actuation of the pivotal arm g; but inasmuch as the arm is wholly concealed within the casing it is not possible to determine by observation what its exact position is. The user next moves the index H into a position where it will indicate the weight which he believes to correspond to his actual weight. The next operation is to insert the coin, which passes through the chute i into the receptacle A, where it is temporarily held by the stop'Z. The coincarrier is next released by a movement of the handle M, which causes the arm L to press the finger 1? against the coin in the receptacle Zr, which will disengage the finger g from the detent v' and free the armj. The spring G will then cause said arm to move about its pivot. As soon as the finger r disengages from the detent r the segmental member 7/, will be permitted to drop so as to engage the end of the arm 9 with one of the notches in the segment. This will hold said arm in fixed position, and by reason of the fact that the stopw upon the arm extends into the path of the carrier F said carrier will be arrested in adjacence to the arm g. hen the carrier is arrested, it is necessary to release the coin by withdrawing the stop Z. This is accomplished through the medium of a crank or actuating-arm X, connected to the arm on and adapted to bear against the arm g just before the movement of the carrier is arrested. The result will be that the arm m will be moved and the stop I withdrawn, which will release the coin. It will be understood that the coin when released would naturally fall through the opening in the bottom of the receptacle Z: and would thus be received by a receptacle O. l/Vhen, however, the index H is in exact correspondence with the position of the concealed arm 0, the de- Hector 4; will be arranged immediately beneath the receptacle 7r. Thus the coin instead of falling into the receptacle 0 will be deflected to one side and will fall into a chute P, which returns it through an opening Q in the casing to the user. In order that the user may be convinced that the machine has operated properly, the carrier F is provided with an index R, which will register with the index H whenever the concealed arm g is in correspondence therewith. It will also serve to indicate accurately the exact weight which is on the platform. Immediately upon the pressure being removed from the platform the spring member a will draw upon the lever (Z, which will in turn rotate the segmentf, thus returning the arms g and j to normal position, the tension of the spring a being considerably greater than that of the spring [0 The index-arm 7L may be returned when desired by the operating-handle K.

While I have described the mechanism as being employed for the purpose of determining the weight of the user, it is evident that it might be used for other purposes. The particular advantage of the construction is that it enables any one desiring to verify a weight to do so without cost, provided his estimate is correct. On the other hand, if he is mistaken in his estimate the exact weight is indicated and the coin is retained in payment.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a coin-controlled weighing-machine, the combination of an adjustable member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated weight, a deflector on said adjustable member, anindicator for the true weight, and means operatively associated with the indicator to release the coin into said deflector to return the same to the operator should the estimated weight and true weight correspond.

2. Ina coin-controlled weighing-machine, the combination of a member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated weight, a deflector on said member, a concealed member adapted to be moved to a position governed by the weight of the operator, an indicator for the true Weight, a coin-carrier associated with said indicator, and means associated with said indicator for releasing the coin into said deflector and returning the same to the operator should the estimated weight and true weight correspond.

3. The combination with a Weighing mechanism, of an adjustable member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated weight, an indicator for the true weight normally locked from movement, a coin-carrier on said indicator, means operable upon the insertion of a coin in said carrier for releasing the same, a concealed stop moved by the weighing mechanism and adapted to determine the position of said indicator whenreleased, and means carried by said adjustable member for releasing the coin from said carrier and returning the same to the operator upon the correspondence of the true and estimated weights.

4. The combination with a weighing mechanism of a concealed swinging arm adapt-ed to be positioned in accordance With the weight actuating said mechanism, an arm adapted to be adjusted into positions corresponding to the estimated weight, an arm carrying an indicator for the true weight, means for locking the latter arm from movement, means operable upon the insertion of acoin for unlocking said indicating-arm, and permitting the same to travel through a path in adjacence to that of said concealed arm, a stop on said concealed arm for arresting the movement of said indicating-arm, a coin-carrier upon said indicating-arm and means on said adjustable arm for releasing the coin in said carrier and returning the same to the operator when the indicating and estimated weights correspond.

5. In a coin-controlled weighing-machine, the combination of a member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated weight, a deflector on said member, an indicator for'the true weight, a coin-carrier on the indicator, and means for releasing the coin into said deflector and returning the same to the operator should the estimated Weight and true weight correspond. I

6. In a coin controlled weighing machine the combination of an adjustable member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated Weight, a deflector on said member, a concealed member adapted to be moved to a position governed by the weight of the operator, an indicator for the true weight normally locked from movement, a coin carrier associated with the true weight indicator, means'operable upon the insertion of a coin into said carrier for releasing the same, and means associated with the concealed member whereby the coin will be released into said deflector and returned to the operator should the estimated weight and true weight correspond.

7 Ina coin-controlled weighing-machine, the combination of an adjustable member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated weight, a concealed member adapted to be moved to a position governed by the Weight of the operator, an indicator for the true weight normally locked from movement, means operable upon the insertion of a coin to release the indicator, means on the indicator for engagingthe concealed member to release the coin, and"means on the adjustable member for deflecting the coin to a deliverychute to return the same to the operator should the estimated Weight and true Weight correspond.

8. In a coin-controlled weighing-machine, the combination of an adjustable member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated weight, a concealed member adapted to be moved to a position governed by the weight of the operator, an indicator for the true weight normally locked from movement, a coin-carrier on the indicator, means operable upon the insertion of acoin to release the indicator, means on theindicator for engaging the concealed member to release the coin, and means on the adjustable member for deflecting the coin to a delivery-chute to return the same to the operator should the estimated weight and true Weight correspond.

9. In a coin-controlled weighing-machine, the combination of an adjustable member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated weight, a concealed member adapted to be moved to a position governed by the weight of the operator, an indicator for the true Weight normally locked from movement, means operable upon the insertion of a coin to release the indicator, and means on the indicator for engaging the concealed member to release the coin and deposit the same in the machine. r

10. In a coin-controlled weighing-machine, the combination of an adjustable member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated Weight, a concealed member adapted to be moved to a position governed by the weight of the operator, an indicator for the true weight, a coin-receiving chute, means on the indicator for engaging the concealed member to release the coin and deposit the same in the machine should the estimated Weight and true weight fail to correspond, and means on the adjustable member for deflecting the coin to a delivery-chute to return the IIO same to the operator should the estimated weight and true weight correspond.

11. In a coin-controlled weighinganachine, the combination of an adjustable member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated weight, a concealed member adapted to be moved to a position governed by the weight of the operator, an indicator for the true weight normally locked from movement, a coin-receiving chute, means operable upon the insertion of a coin to release the indicator, means on the indicator for engaging the concealed member to release the coin and deposit the same in the machine should the estimated weight and true weight fail to correspond, and means on the adjustable member for deflecting the coin to a delivery-chute to return the same to the operator should the estimated weight and true Weight correspond.

12. In a coin-controlledweighing-machine, the combination of an adjustable member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated weight, a concealed member adapted to be moved to a position governed by the weight of the operator, an indicator for the true weight, a coin-carrier on the indicator, means operable upon the insertion ot a coin to release the indicator, means on the indicator for engaging the concealed member to release the coin and deposit the same in the machine should the estimated weight and true weight fail to correspond, and means on the adjustable member for deflecting the coin to a delivery-chute to return the coin to the operator should the estimated weight and true Weight correspond.

13. In a coin-controlled Weighing-machine, the combination of an adjustable member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated weight, a concealed member actuated by the weighing mechanism, a movable indicator for the true weight adapted to be arrested in its movement by said concealed member and means operating when said adjustable member and indicator are in coincidence for returning the coin.

14. In a coin-controlled weighing-machine, the combination of a member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated weight, an adjustable indicator for the true weight normally locked from movement, a concealed stop-arm for said true-weight indicator, actuated by the weighing mechanism, and means operated by the insertion of a coin for releasing said indicator and for locking said concealed stop-arm.

15. In a coin-controlled weighing-machine the combination of an adjustable member adapted to be positioned in correspondence to the estimated weight, a deflector on said member, a member adapted to be moved to a position governed by the weight of the operator, an indicator for the true weight adapted to be arrested in its movement by said last-mentioned member, and means operating when said adjustable member and indicator are in correspondence, for releasing the coin, into said deflector and returning the same to the operator.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

A. ARTHUR CAILLE.

Witnesses:

M. B. ODooirmrrr, A. (i. ROBERTSON. 

